The German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for calling the Dutch "Nazi remnants”. She stated it at a press conference in Munich, reports TASS.

"Germany completely rejects rhetorical and any other comparisons with the National Socialists made by the Turkish president," Merkel said. "This rejection is also valid for our allies, such as the Netherlands. These comparisons are completely misguided. They trivialise the suffering. Particularly in the Netherlands that endured so much agony through the National Socialists, it's just completely unacceptable. That's why the Netherlands can count on my complete support and solidarity on this."

The diplomatic conflict between the Turkish and Dutch authorities broke after the Dutch authorities had banned the speech of the Turkish politicians in the Netherlands.